course material

1. Topic 12 DQ 2Jan 27-31, 2022 Define and summarize one
Topic 12 DQ 2Jan 27-31, 2022Define and summarize one of the following. Support your
answer with two or three peer-reviewed resources.Pulmonary function tests, including
discussion of how tests are ordered, why specific tests are ordered, and how the test results
are interpreted.Thoracentesis, including discussion of the indications, lab tests needed prior
to the procedure, and lab tests that can be ordered based on the resulting pleural
fluid.Explain exudative versus transudative fluid with respect to pleural fluid.Describe a
VATS procedure.Explain what atypical pneumonias are and how they are treated.Explain
“amiodarone lung.”Discuss various sources that may serve as etiologies for asbestos
exposure. Keep in mind that many patients are elderly, and some of their exposures no
longer exist as a result of OSHA but can still create lung disease.Explain what chemical,
pharmaceutical, or environmental exposures can be harmful to the pulmonary system
historically and currently.Differentiate hemothorax and pneumothorax (including
spontaneous and traumatic).Explain pneumonitis: how it occurs, presents, including
imaging findings, is treated.Explain how COPD can result in a pneumothorax.Discuss
indications for bronchoscopy and how the patient must be prepared for this procedure,
including coagulation studies, readiness for sedation, and airway invasion.Explain the
process of liberating a patient from a ventilator.Explain at what point a ventilator patient
must be converted from an endotracheal tube to a tracheostomy tube.